A look at each province's rules for marijuana legalization

After 95 years of prohibition, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17. While the federal government will license and regulate a group of cannabis owners, it will be up to each province and territory to decide how the drug will be sold and distributed.

Here’s a breakdown of the rules you can expect in your province when the recreational use of pot is no longer illegal:

ALBERTAAge of legal consumption: 18+Where to buy: Privately-run retail stores and government-operated online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to restrictions from landlordsWhere to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted.Other notes: Kids are banned from entering cannabis stores, even with adult accompaniment
Alberta marijuana legalization laws

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Both government and privately-run storefronts and online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sightWhere to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restrictedOther notes: Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties
B.C. marijuana legalization laws

MANITOBA
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online salesGrow your own?: Not permittedWhere to smoke?: Only in private residencesOther notes: Legal age is one year above drinking age. It’s prohibited to sell cannabis to someone who is impaired by alcohol or other substances. Municipalities can hold a referendum to ban cannabis stores in their community.
Manitoba marijuana legalization laws

NEW BRUNSWICK
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plantsWhere to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residencesOther notes: 20 cannabis stores will open in July 2018. All cannabis grown outdoors must be located behind a locked enclosure that is 1.52 metres high. Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties.
New Brunswick marijuana legalization laws

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Privately-run licensed storefronts and government-operated online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plantsWhere to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residencesOther notes: Some shops will be run by Tweed, a subsidiary of cannabis giant Canopy Growth.
N.L. marijuana legalization laws

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Privately-run liquor stores and government-operated online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plantsWhere to smoke?: On private property and in private residences. Smoking will also be allowed on trails, highways, streets, roads and in parks when they are not in use for public events.Other notes: Cannabis will initially be sold in existing liquor stores, with possibility of cannabis-only stores in the future. Individual communities will be able to enact cannabis restrictions and/or prohibitions. Landlords will also be able to declare their properties smoke-free.
N.W.T. marijuana legalization laws

NUNAVUTAge of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Established online vendors will be invited to sell in Nunavut, and private businesses can apply for a licence to sell cannabis, but consultation requirements mean no stores will open in 2018.Grow your own?: Not banned, but the provincial government will regulate whether or not plants can be grown at home in the futureWhere to smoke?: Not permitted in public places, other than a designated cannabis lounge or permitted eventOther notes: The offical Inuktitut name for cannabis is "surrarnaqtuq"Nunavut marijuana legalization law

ONTARIO
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Online sales initially and then private retail shops by April 2019Grow your own?: Up to four plantsWhere to smoke?: Only on private property, subject to landlord restrictionsOther notes: Municipalities will have a "one time window" during which they will be able to opt-out of having cannabis stores within their boundaries
Ontario marijuana legalization laws

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Government-operated retail locations and online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plants, so long as they’re not accessible to minorsWhere to smoke?: Only on private residences, with some exceptions for certain public spacesOther notes: PEI will have four government-owned retail locations for cannabis in 2018 in Charlottetown, Summerside, Montague, and West Prince
P.E.I. marijuana legalization laws

QUEBEC
Age of legal consumption: 18+Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online salesGrow your own?: Not permittedWhere to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, with the exception of university and CEGEP campusesOther notes: Six companies signed on to provide the Quebec government with at least 62,000 kg of cannabis during first year of operation
Quebec marijuana legalization laws

SASKATCHEWANAge of legal consumption:19+Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online salesGrow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to landlord restrictionsWhere to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, restricted use around minorsOther notes: Number of retail licenses issued will be restricted for first three years of legalization

YUKON
Age of legal consumption: 19+Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales.Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sightWhere to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, subject to landlord restrictionsOther notes: Whitehorse recently amended zoning bylaws to allow government-operated cannabis sales in only one area: Marwell. Licensing of private retailers will follow in the future
Yukon marijuana legalization laws

Photos

Michael Ravensdale, Vice President, production and quality for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility, holds a handful of cannabis bud during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Tijana Martin)